Dillon Sculpture Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 C79800 alloy, anybody ever forge this stuff? Joining methods? Julius Blum gave me a quote of $17 a pound! Also looking for a product to join a glass picket to a shoe made of nickel silver? Don't ask how I got myself into this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Miller Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Use CU/NI 70/30 forges very nice it has a much wider working range than Nickel silver. I get it from http://www.marmetal.com/index.html I don't think you can weld Nickel silver you have to silver solder it, Cupro-nickle on the other hand welds like silicon bronze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 C79800 alloy, anybody ever forge this stuff? Joining methods? Julius Blum gave me a quote of $17 a pound! Also looking for a product to join a glass picket to a shoe made of nickel silver? Don't ask how I got myself into this one! For joining metal to glass we always used either 100% silicone caulk or 3M 5200. Be sure of any alignment issues cause it`s a bear to get things apart once it`s set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Sculpture Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Thanks guys, Southy, what have you built from this material? Do you think it has a good color match to the nickel silver? I will be using a picket from Blum made from NS. Bob, that 5200 looks like good stuff! Different colors as well, nice... BTW the knucks runin but I had to get some new wheels, fat tire up front is not in yet :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Thanks guys, Southy, what have you built from this material? Do you think it has a good color match to the nickel silver? I will be using a picket from Blum made from NS. Bob, that 5200 looks like good stuff! Different colors as well, nice... BTW the knucks runin but I had to get some new wheels, fat tire up front is not in yet Mike,The bike looks sweet as it is. May be just the purist in me but I just don`t get the fat front tire thing. :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Miller Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I used to make nails from it as well as tables fire tool sets and fire screens. Send me your address I will mail you a scrap. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Sculpture Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Thanks Tim, I was routed to a different supplier, stock Copper Nickel alloys C706 (90% copper/10% nickel) and C715 (70% copper/30% nickel) in sheet, plate, and round bar. He said the C706 is more red in color, while the C715 is darker in color. What were you paying per pound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Well that's not good news having nickle silver for $17 a pound but I guess it's better than $23 an ounce for silver! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainely,Bob Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 The copper nickel pipe we used on all the Navy ships was an alloy that looked just like bronze and developed a patina like it too. Best be sure they send you the right stuff Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Miller Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 The C706 is a pale gold color the C715 is silver. I don't know exactly what we paid for it it was a wile ago but I think it was cheaper than nickle silver. $14 a pound comes to mind. The main thing was it had far superior working characteristics in terms of weld ability and forge ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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